Canon VIXIA HF21 VIXIA HF21 Instruction Manual - Page 75

Face Detection You can have the camcorder automatically detect people's faces and use this information to adjust the focus and set the best exposure for beautiful videos and photos. When there are a number of people in the picture, one person (with the white face frame) will be determined to be the main subject. You can also select the main subject manually, so the camcorder optimizes the settings for the person selected. Operating modes: POINTS TO CHECK • Select a recording program other than [ Night Scene], [ Low Light], [ Fireworks], [ Underwater] or [ Surface]. 1 Open ( ) the joystick guide. 2 Select ( ) [ Face Detection]. By default, face detection is activated ( ). If the function was turned off, press to turn it on. 3 If there is more than one person in the picture, select ( main subject. Move the white detection frame to the person for whom you want to optimize the camcorder's settings. ) the NOTES Main subject • The camcorder may mistakenly detect the faces of non-human subjects. In such case, turn face detection off. • In certain cases, faces may not be detected correctly. Typical examples include: - Faces extremely small, large, dark or bright in relation to the overall picture. - Faces turned to the side, at a diagonal or partially hidden. Video Š 75